Mine detail: Mid State Clay Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.2101, -80.02645
dep_id: 10080605
mrds_id: W031916
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Brick Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
orebody_fm: BEDDED
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Probably Includes Clayey Material Derived From Weathering Of Argillite Beds
Reporter: *gostino, John P.
hrock_type: Argillite,Till
tectonic: Carolina Slate Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: MCDANIEL, RON, AND MCKENZIE, BEN, 1976, DIRECTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL PRODUCERS, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF NAT. AND ECON. RES., DIV. OF EARTH RES., MIN. RES. SECT., 64 P., MAP AT 1:1,000,000 LOCATES CLAYPIT, TEXT P. 4
  • Deposit:: 1976 COMPILE N.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ACTIVE MINES
  • Deposit:: 1981 COMPILE J.*GOSTINO, QUARRIES MAP
  • Production:: MCDANIEL AND MCKENZIE, 1976
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